8 patents currently held
319 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Apr 2030. from the record
Of the 319 now held by other companies, 319 name Dolby Video Compression LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
1
Ending by 2030
Apr 2030
Next term end
7
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Apr 2031 · Low confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2031 · Low confidence
Region Merging and Coding Parameter Reuse via Merging
US 10,803,485
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 89 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Picture Coding Supporting Block Partitioning and Block Merging
US 10,743,001
Cited by 12 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Coding of Significance Maps and Transform Coefficient Blocks
US 11,032,556
A family of 27 related applications built on the 2021 grant. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends no later than Jun 2032 · Medium confidence
Cited by 212 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
now held by Dolby Video Compression, LLC
Also notable
Ends no later than Apr 2032 · Medium confidence
Cited by 176 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
now held by Dolby Video Compression, LLC
Also notable
Ends Aug 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 196 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Dolby Video Compression, LLC
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 7 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Picture Coding Supporting Block Partitioning and Block Merging | 2 in force | to Oct 2031 |
| Effective Wedgelet Partition Coding | 1 in force | to Nov 2032 |
| Entropy Encoding and Decoding Scheme | 1 in force | to Jan 2032 |
| Picture Coding Supporting Block Merging and Skip Mode | 1 in force | to Nov 2031 |
| Region Merging and Coding Parameter Reuse via Merging | 1 in force | to Apr 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 8 of 8
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,855,995 | Inter-Plane Prediction In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 11,032,556 | Coding of Significance Maps and Transform Coefficient Blocks In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,803,485 | Region Merging and Coding Parameter Reuse via Merging In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,743,001 | Picture Coding Supporting Block Partitioning and Block Merging In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,812,811 | Picture Coding Supporting Block Partitioning and Block Merging In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,707,082 | Picture Coding Supporting Block Merging and Skip Mode In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,855,309 | Entropy Encoding and Decoding Scheme In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 11,425,367 | Effective Wedgelet Partition Coding In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 8: 319 patents in force now held by others · 7 patents ended · 27 applications pending · 9 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.